How learning empathy can help build better community projects in Africa: A Unicef team creating a collaborative paper plane. UnicefEmpathy is one of the most important skills any leader can have. A huge 2015 research project across 38 countries found that empathy makes leaders more effective and their businesses more successful. But how do you teach empathy? How can it be … [Read more...] about How learning empathy can help build better community projects in Africa | The Conversation
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Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model | The Conversation
Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model: Kenyan medical and public health students provide healthcare to communities. Reuters/Katy MigiroThis is a time of unprecedented change in medical education globally. Medical schools, postgraduate bodies and other organisations are responding to rapid advances in medicine and changes in health care … [Read more...] about Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model | The Conversation
SA News: Chinese FM: China, Africa a close-knit community with shared future
Chinese FM: China, Africa a close-knit community with shared future: Mr. Wang pointed out that China has stayed faithful in its word, resulting in the implementation of the outcome of the Forum On China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit, which took place in Johannesbourg, South Africa a year ago. He vowed that China would ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Ten … [Read more...] about SA News: Chinese FM: China, Africa a close-knit community with shared future
Shukuma Mzansi! Conference to zoom in on Community Arts Centres
Shukuma Mzansi! Conference to zoom in on Community Arts Centres: Community arts centres are integral to fostering a culture of creativity and inclusion. With this in mind, the Sibikwa Arts Centre is proud to announce that they will be hosting the Shukuma Mzansi! International Community Arts Centres Conference in Benoni from 22 to 24 March 2017. The National Department of Arts … [Read more...] about Shukuma Mzansi! Conference to zoom in on Community Arts Centres
Local Community Take Control
Local Community Take Control: I Love Fourways was started in 2014 by local resident Jenna Dawes in the hope she could get residents to engage through social media. “I wanted Fourways to feel like a neighborhood again” says Jenna, who grew up in Fourways. “I wanted people to start chatting about how they feel about community issues that directly affect us. I wanted people to … [Read more...] about Local Community Take Control
